Overheard Optometry14 Ridiculously Funny Things That Kids Actually Said at the Eye Doctor’s Office “Are you allergic to anything?” “Poison.” Published 1 year agoon August 14, 2018By Elvira Derhovsepian Share Tweet As a child, going to any kind of doctor’s office is nerve-wrecking. You notice the latex gloves, red-capped eye drops, alcohol wipes and different metal tools, not to mention the smell of “exam room” everywhere you walk in the office.So it’s no wonder that kids arrive to their eye exam appointments filled with mixed emotions. Some are curious, filled with questions for which doctors have no way to prepare ahead of time. Others react with horror to any sight of drops or gadgets. Some child patients even come to the office with words of wisdom for adults to live by.Read below for 14 of our favorite stories of children at the eye doctor’s office, submitted by ECPs from all over. One thing’s for sure: Children are funny, curious and charming no matter where they live, or which doctor’s office they visit.When the optometrist is no longer a doctor in this innocent child’s eyes, but a blatant traitor. ?Cardiff, Wales, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #cycloplegia #cycloplegicrefraction #pediatrics #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinwalesA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Aug 6, 2018 at 8:59am PDT I mean, she’s not lying … ?Houston, Texas, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #poison #kidssaythedarndestthings #allergies #optometryintexasA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jul 17, 2018 at 6:00am PDT Advertisement Why haven’t we thought about this before? ?Virginia, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #tears #optometryinvirginiaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 26, 2018 at 5:58pm PDT Asking for a friend. ?Wales, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #eyepatch #eyeeyecaptain #optometryinwalesA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 26, 2018 at 7:05am PDT At least he’s too young to reveal this on Yelp. ?Sydney, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #cycloplegia #kidssaythedarndestthings #dilationdrops #optometryinaustraliaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 12, 2018 at 6:26pm PDT Advertisement How could Mom forget? ?Minnesota, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinminnesotaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 10, 2018 at 6:20pm PDT Think twice before you call your patient … err, patient’s eyes … lazy. ?Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #lazyeye #amblyopia #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinaustraliaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 7, 2018 at 7:49am PDT He comes prepared. ?Dunedin, New Zealand ?? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #sungazing #optometryinnewzealandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 6, 2018 at 6:18pm PDT Advertisement Dreams are broken at the optometrist’s office. ?Newbury, England, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #badsight #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 16, 2018 at 2:10pm PDT Creative jargon. ?Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #pupils #pukeholes #optometryinindianaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 8, 2018 at 5:45pm PDT I think this gets covered during second year of optometry school … right? Kent, England, UK ????????? • #overheardoptometry #kidssaythedarndestthings #space #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 21, 2018 at 2:25pm PDT Advertisement At least his sinuses are working! ?Manchester, New Hampshire, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #covertest #delicious #optometryinnewhampshireA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 7, 2018 at 7:40am PST When life’s answers are revealed in the exam room. ?Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ?? • #overheardoptometry #stereopsis #3dglasses #3d #kidssaythedarndestthings #optometryinaustraliaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 12, 2018 at 10:09am PST When you decide there should be an age limit on when to show retinal photos to yourpatients … ?St. Augustine, Florida, USA ?? • #overheardoptometry #optomap #optos #retinalphotography #bloodvessels #kidssaythedarndestthings #staugustine #florida #optometryinfloridaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jan 12, 2018 at 7:32am PST Related Topics:Elvira DerhovsepianOverheard Optometry click to Comment(Comment)Up Next11 of the Weirdest Things that Eye Doctors Heard from PatientsDon't Miss34 More Sad-But-True Things Patients Actually Said to Their Eye Doctors Advertisement SPONSORED VIDEOSPONSORED BY Essilor USASee What Happens When Patients Try Varilux® Lenses for the First TimeTake the first step toward truly satisfying your patients.You may like 10 Mind-Bending Things Overheard at the Eye Doctor’s Office 12 Overconfident Eyecare Patients Who Thought They Knew More Than the Doctor 18 Eyecare Patients Who Diagnosed Themselves and Were Incredibly WrongPromoted Headlines Jump In—the Water’s Fine!KENMARK See What Happens When Patients Try Varilux® Lenses for the First TimeESSILOR Fashion, Innovation, and Technology: A Winning CombinationSerengeti EyewearOverheard Optometry10 Mind-Bending Things Overheard at the Eye Doctor’s Office ‘This is worse than a gynecology exam.’ Published 2 months agoon July 2, 2019By Elvira Derhovsepian TO THE ECPS reading this: When you got into this field, did you really know what you were getting into? Sure, you trained for the technical and medical parts of the job. But the daily chit-chat can be quite a different story.Did you anticipate the double-meanings behind each answer? Did you predict having to work as a psychologist in addition to being an eye doctor? Did you ever think you’d unintentionally dig deep into your patients’ lives and open a Pandora’s box of life stories?Take a look into the stories our followers have documented and reported to Overheard Optometry over the past few months. See if you can relate to any of your fellow ECPs — or perhaps even the patients.1. When you need to take a second glance at your life and make sure you are an optometrist, and not an obstetrician. View this post on Instagram Madison, Wisconsin, USA #overheardoptometry #dilation #delivery #dilationdrops #optometryinwisconsinA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 22, 2019 at 7:09am PDT2. Or a psychologist. Wait, pull that chair back up. No you can’t lie down on it—are you serious? View this post on Instagram Anonymous location #overheardoptometry #clearvision #2020 #hindsightA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 26, 2019 at 9:07am PDT3. When your optician is equipped with a request in one witty answer. View this post on Instagram Port Saint Lucie, Florida, USA #overheardoptometry #optical #optician #glasses #optometryinfloridaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 28, 2019 at 7:31am PDT4. Or when you realize this optician and technician can be great friends. View this post on Instagram Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA #overheardoptometry #prostheticeye #optometryinmichiganA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 14, 2019 at 9:06am PDT5. When the tables have turned and you become your patient’s patient. View this post on Instagram Northamptonshire, England, UK #overheardoptometry #opticnerve #fundus #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 11, 2019 at 8:35am PDT6. Have you ever experienced a moment when you can’t say anything to make your patient feel better? View this post on Instagram St. Louis, Missouri, USA #overheardoptometry #gynecology #gynecologist #eyeexams #optometryinmissouriA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 8, 2019 at 7:51am PDT7. Or thought about perfecting your poker face when you’re hit with statements like this? View this post on Instagram Northamptonshire, England, UK #overheardoptometry #varifocals #multifocals #presbyopia #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 7, 2019 at 8:34am PDT8. Sometimes, it may just be better to nod and smile, or pretend you didn’t hear anything. View this post on Instagram Anonymous location #overheardoptometry #flask #eyeexamsareroughA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 4, 2019 at 9:36am PDT9. Especially with comments like this… View this post on Instagram Trinidad #overheardoptometry #presbyopia #aging #optometryintrinidadandtobagoA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 25, 2019 at 7:49am PDT10. When you’ve heard it all, it’s best to answer it as straightforwardly as this optometrist: View this post on Instagram South Africa #overheardoptometry #poorvision #contagious #eyes #optometryinsouthafricaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 16, 2019 at 6:26am PDT Continue ReadingOverheard Optometry12 Overconfident Eyecare Patients Who Thought They Knew More Than the Doctor ‘I’ve always had unisex eyes!’ Published 2 months agoon June 18, 2019By Elvira Derhovsepian WHEN YOU EMBARK on the journey to become an eyecare professional, you endure years of classroom and clinical training to be able to see patients on your own. You proffer your professional advice on eye health, write prescriptions, and generally make it your business to know what you’re doing.But what about the moments when your patients can teach you a thing or two? It happens sometimes, no doubt. But other times, they come up with some pretty crazy stuff.What would you do if your patients said the following?1. Denial ain’t just a river, it’s apparently a drink too. View this post on Instagram St. Louis, Missouri, USA #overheardoptometry #blurryvision #dilationdrops #beers #optometryinmissouriA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 9, 2019 at 9:04am PDT2. Stay tuned for the androgynous contacts, scheduled to be released next summer. View this post on Instagram Kansas, USA #overheardoptometry #unisex #contactlenses #optometryinkansasA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 4, 2019 at 8:09am PDT3. Oh, honey… View this post on Instagram Darwin, Australia #overheardoptometry #manukahoney #dryeyes #optometryinaustraliaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 31, 2019 at 7:10am PDT4. Perhaps it was on the “Popcorn” feature? View this post on Instagram Setúbal, Portugal #overheardoptometry #glasses #optical #optometryinportugalA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 9, 2019 at 6:29am PDT5. Tap, still or sparkling? View this post on Instagram Northamptonshire, England, UK #overheardoptometry #dryeyes #water #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 6, 2019 at 6:37am PDT6. Flipping minds and corneas alike. View this post on Instagram Grants Pass, Oregon, USA #overheardoptometry #cornea #cornealinjury #optometryinoregonA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 3, 2019 at 5:15am PDT7. Meyend-blowing. View this post on Instagram Northhamptonshire, England, UK #overheardoptometry #contactlenses #dryeyes #naturalselection #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 2, 2019 at 7:50am PDT8. Probably had it on “Heavy Wash”. View this post on Instagram Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada #overheardoptometry #dishwashersafe #glasses #optical #optician #optometryincanadaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on May 1, 2019 at 7:08am PDT9. What kind of insect was that and where can we find it? View this post on Instagram Hermitage, Pennsylvania, USA #overheardoptometry #astigmatism #optometryinpennsylvaniaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 30, 2019 at 7:42am PDT10. Glaucoma…gluten-free…tomato…tomahto. View this post on Instagram Melbourne, Victoria, Australia #overheardoptometry #glutenfree #glaucoma #visualfield #optometryinaustraliaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 14, 2019 at 8:25am PDT11. Isn’t it easier to pronounce the word with two syllables than the one with four?! View this post on Instagram St. Clairsville, Ohio, USA #overheardoptometry #obstetrician #optician #tomatotomato #optometryinohioA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 12, 2019 at 7:53am PDT12. No! Then all your logic would flow out of the holes. Don’t do that. View this post on Instagram Hampshire, England, UK #overheardoptometry #humphreyvisualfield #visualfield #eyepatch #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Apr 27, 2019 at 6:38am PDTIf you’d like to join the fun, subscribe to Overheard Optometry for daily stories like the ones above on Instagram and Facebook. You can also email your submissions here. Continue ReadingOverheard Optometry18 Eyecare Patients Who Diagnosed Themselves and Were Incredibly Wrong ‘My eyes just hurt so bad. … It’s my stigmas.’ Published 4 months agoon April 16, 2019By Elvira Derhovsepian THE HUMAN BODY IS complex, but the general public can at least point to the location of the heart, the stomach or the bicep muscles. If not, they at least have an idea of how to say the words.The world of eyecare, however, presents its own intricate terminology. People don’t usually sprinkle their daily conversation with terms such as glaucoma, astigmatism, macular degeneration or cataracts.Wouldn’t you rather be talking about guacamole? Stigmata? Molecular generation? Cadillacs?Learning about the different parts of the eye is challenging, as many of our patients find. So here are our 18 favorite moments captured on Overheard Optometry with patients self-diagnosing themselves using creative ocular terminology.1. Pretty sure there is no uterus in the eye. A for effort though. View this post on Instagram Anonymous location • #overheardoptometry #uterus #eye #bloodvesselA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 8, 2019 at 6:31am PST2. Not sure whether to be amazed or terrified. View this post on Instagram Manila, Philippines #overheardoptometry #weatherforecast #eyeweatherdetector #optometryinphilippinesA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 5, 2019 at 7:16am PST3. Looks like we’re due for an anti-anti-reflective coating eye drop prescription. View this post on Instagram Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada #overheardoptometry #allergic #glasses #antireflectivecoating #optometryincanadaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 27, 2019 at 7:08am PST4. Something tells me you probably shouldn’t use hand wipes from KFC for your eyes. Not sure what it is. View this post on Instagram Lancaster, England, UK #overheardoptometry #eroticheart #heartbeat #warfarin #arrhythmia #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 26, 2019 at 6:18am PST5. Unless your eyes are capable of inhaling then by all means, who are we to stop you?! View this post on Instagram Paris, France #overheardoptometry #asthma #astigmatism #inhaler #ventolin #optometryinfranceA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 18, 2019 at 8:48am PDT6. Hope this optometrist wasn’t trying to cushion the truth. View this post on Instagram Portugal #overheardoptometry #pillowmarks #optometryinportugalA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 16, 2019 at 7:43am PDT7. That escalated a tad bit too quickly. View this post on Instagram Los Angeles, California, USA #overheardoptometry #jaundice #ocular #optometryincaliforniaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 15, 2019 at 7:35am PDT8. Sounds like a case of blinker fluid. View this post on Instagram Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, USA #overheardoptometry #eyefluid #tears #vitreoushumor #whoknows #optometryinwisconsinA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 13, 2019 at 6:46am PST9. I don’t even know where to begin. Rugby ball? Pupil? View this post on Instagram Cape Town, South Africa #overheardoptometry #rugbyball #rugbyballpupil #astigmatism #optometryinsouthafricaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 2, 2019 at 7:06am PST10. All this stigma about stigmas…makes me wonder why we’re talking about the Crucifixion? It’s just astigmatism! View this post on Instagram Texas, USA #overheardoptometry #astigmatism #stigma #optometryintexasA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jan 30, 2019 at 6:55am PST11. Don’t try this at Japanese gardens. Leave the cod fish alone. View this post on Instagram Scotland #overheardoptometry #codliveroil #cataract #herbalremedies #cantmakethisshitup #optometryinscotlandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jan 18, 2019 at 7:10am PST12. Are you flippin’ kidding? View this post on Instagram Madrid, Spain #overheardoptometry #penguins #pinguecula #optometryinspainA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Mar 22, 2019 at 7:11am PDT13. Watt are you talking about? View this post on Instagram High Point, North Carolina, USA #overheardoptometry #titanium #nickel #frames #lolwut #optometryinnorthcarolinaA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Feb 15, 2019 at 7:32am PST14. Sounds pretty flaky if you ask me. View this post on Instagram Bend, Oregon, USA #overheardoptometry #oliveoil #potatochips #eyeremedy #dryeyes #optometryinoregonA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Oct 21, 2018 at 9:59am PDT15. That could have made a turn for the worst, really quickly. View this post on Instagram Richmond, England, UK #overheardoptometry #chlamydia #cataracts #optometryinenglandA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Oct 18, 2018 at 7:15am PDT16. Almond or soy? View this post on Instagram Manchester, New Hampshire, USA #overheardoptometry #coa #boiledmilk #milk #eyeremedy #dryeyes #optometryinnewhampshireA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Oct 12, 2018 at 5:41am PDT17. Looks like we’re crossing over a new territory here… View this post on Instagram Anonymous location #overheardoptometry #religiouscataracts #catholics #cataractsA post shared by Overheard Optometry (@overheardoptometry) on Jun 22, 2018 at 6:05am PDT18. Sounds like an eye-land in Greece. 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